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A photograph of a beetle is enlarged so that a length of 2 cm becomes 8 cm. If another part of the beetle is 3 cm long in reality, how long (in cm) is it in the enlarged photo?

Class 8Direct and Inverse ProportionsDirect and Inverse Proportions
  • A24
  • B13
  • C12
  • D11

Step-by-Step Solution

Enlarged length is in direct proportion to real length. Scale factor = . So 3 cm becomes cm.
Answer: C) 12

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